Display-frame.



' lTED STATES ATENT FFICE.

JACOB H. FLEISOI-l, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DlSPLAY- FRAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 653,138, dated J 11133, 1900. Application filed April 24, 1900. Serial No. 14,139. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAooB H. FLEIsoH, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, in the city, county, andState of New York, have invented a new and useful Display-Frame, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a display-frame for cravats, and particular] yfor that style of cravats which comprise a made-up bow and a neckband.

The object of my invention is to provide a display-frame of minimumtransverse dimension consistent with rigidity and durability in handlingaround'which the cravats may be clasped and by which they will be heldin proper-spaced relation and which will alford ample depth to receivethe bow without crush-- ing it, the frame also having sufficient bodyand strength in its structure to afford aserviceable display-frame whichmay be removed from the containing-box and handled withoutdisarrangement of or injury to the goods.

Myinvention will be fully understood upon reference to the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved displayframe having the goods mounted thereon. Fig. 2 is a rear perspectiveview without the goods applied. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of thedisplay-frame, taken in the line of two of the notches.

The frame comprises a rim or border 1, preferably of wood, with endsmortised or otherwise secured together in such relation as to form alight rigid structure, the rim being of sufficient depth to afford amplespace for the bows 2 of the cravats and being provided on the rear facesof two of its sides with notches 3 for the purpose of receiving thebands 4 of the cravats, which are conveniently clasped around the frameby the usual fastening means 5 or in any other suitable manner, and abacking 6, of card, stiff paper, or the like, secured upon the rear faceof the frame over the notches and slit coincident with the ends of thenotches to form tongues 7, that yield to admit the bands 4, and thussecure the function of the notches, while the main body of the backingserves to hold the band in the plane of the back and leave ample depthin the frame for the reception of the bow. A further important featureof the backing, which is preferably secured to the rim by gluing, is toafford addi tional rigidity to the rim and make a stiff structure of theWhole that will greatly add to the convenience of handling thedisplayframe without necessitating the handling of the goods and withoutwearing or soiling the latter.

A display-frame as above described answers all of the purposes of themore elaborate and more expensive frames now generally in use, it takesup no more room when the goods are mounted upon it than if the sameamount of goods were properly packed on a card, and it affords a muchmore durable and convenientlyhandled display-frame than does the card,and is more convenient for removal of the goods from the box than withthe display-boxes now generally used. The outer perimeter is, moreover,straight and smooth, and there are no notches or corners presented inposition to catch upon or disarrange other articles when handling, andthus add to the inconvenience of its use.

The frame may be provided with an aperture 8, by which to suspend it inconvenient position for inspection. It might, however, also be providedwith a tongue, of card or other material at the back by which to supportit after the manner of an easel.

Having thus described my invention, the following is what I claim as newtherein and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A display-frame comprising a suitable rim notched upon the rear facesof two of its opposite sides,and a card, paper, or the like, securedupon said rim; substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. A display-frame comprising a rigid rim of transverse dimensionsufficient to give depth to the frame, and having the rear faces of twoof its opposite sides notched to afford bearings for the goods appliedto the frame, and a backing of paper, card, or the like, secured uponthe rear face of the frame and slit to provide tongues coincident withthe notches and yielding to admit the goods into the notches to permitthe serving of the functions of the latter, notwithstanding the backmg.

3. A display-frame comprising a rigid rim of wood or equivalent materialhaving a straight outer perimeter, and having the rear faces of two ofits opposite sides notched substantially as shown, to provide seats forthe 5 goods applied to the frame, a backing of paper, card, or the likeapplied over the rear face of the frame and over the notches, andtongues over the said notches formed in the backing by slitting thelatter coincident with the ends of the notohes, which tongues yield toadmit the to goods into the notches and preserve the function of thelatter, notwithstanding the backmg. I

JACOB H. FLEISOH.

Witnesses:

D. J. POWER, R. G. TUTHILL.

